Cactus Makes Perfect

1942
17m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

500

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Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Curly Howard in Cactus Makes Perfect (1942)

Comedy Western Short

The stooges are living with their mother who persuades them its time to leave home and seek their fortune. After a con man sells them a phony deed to a lost gold mine, the boys head west to ... Read allThe stooges are living with their mother who persuades them its time to leave home and seek their fortune. After a con man sells them a phony deed to a lost gold mine, the boys head west to find the treasure. After some mishaps with Curly's gold finding invention, they locate the... Read allThe stooges are living with their mother who persuades them its time to leave home and seek their fortune. After a con man sells them a phony deed to a lost gold mine, the boys head west to find the treasure. After some mishaps with Curly's gold finding invention, they locate the mine and strike it rich. When two crooked miners try to take their gold they hole up in a... Read all

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

500

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Moe Howard

Moe
(as Moe)

Larry Fine

Larry
(as Larry)

Curly Howard

Curly
(as Curly)

Ernie Adams

Stumpy - Smaller Prospector
(uncredited)

Monte Collins

Ma Stooge
(uncredited)

Vernon Dent

Heavyset Prospector
(uncredited)

Eddie Laughton

Gold Mine 'Salesman'
(uncredited)

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Trivia
In the shot with Curly Howard literally flying along with the gold finding arrow, if you look closely, you can see that he's not just yelling, but that his lips are moving saying "HEYYYYYYY MOE!!!"

Goofs
At the beginning, when the boys run into the street you can see the bottom of the screen the traffic is being projected on. The chicken even walks in front of it in the lower right hand corner.

Quotes
Curly: [the prospectors slip a stick of dynamite with the fuse lit through the iron door where Moe, Larry and Curly are behind, Curly picks it up] Oh, a roman candle... zhhhhhhhhh... boom! Cuckoo! 4th of July! Ha ha ha!
Moe: Hey, marblehead, you know what that thing is you're holding there? That's dynamite!
Curly: You mean the things with the... nyaaaaaaa!
[quickly slips it back through the hole in the door]

Connections
Referenced in Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (2020)

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10/10

Incomprehensible and utterly impractical.

Although to pick an absolute favorite Stooge short would be near impossible, this one ranks near the top. As the trio are gold prospectors this time around who stumble upon a lost mine. Monty Collins (who co-wrote the screenplay) is hilarious as 'Ma' Stooge. Fans of the group will not be dissapointed.

Ma Stooge: (sobbing) "Goodbye boys, here's five dollars.

Curly: Thanks!

Ma Stooge: (angrily) You would take it! (SMACK!!)

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